Importance of Censorship Essay

Have you ever wondered what it is like to live in a conceited dystopian society where any possession of books is illegal? Well, in a dystopian society like Fahrenheit 451 written by Ray Bradbury, it is a community where firemen have to burn books for a living. People are not allowed to peruse books but only allowed to scan through training manuals for their jobs. When people who are against the government read the books, they will either get arrested and have a death penalty, or they either can…

Should Huckleberry Finn be banned in CHS? Books inspire, entertain and teaches a lesson to the reader. Some books, however, have negative influence or offensive terms that are used against a race or religion. For example the book The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn is about a white boy named Huck, who fakes his death to escape his violent father and then goes down the Mississippi River with a runaway slave. This book has been debated on whether it should be banned or not because of its overuse…

Social Conventions means the unspoken rule of the society. For example, Child should show respect to their parent, but even if the child didn’t show any respect, it’s not against the law, but the society and the child know that it is wrong. Two characters in the fiction literature world worthy to mention are Dr. Jekyll in “The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde” and Victor Frankenstein in “ Frankenstein”, They go against social conventions and dramatic changes go upon them. The reason why…

“I am done with the monster of “We,” the word of serfdom, of plunder, of misery, falsehood, and shame.” (Rand, 97) The story of Anthem takes place in an unspecified future time and place where freedom and individual rights have been eliminated. Collectivism, the political philosophy stating that an individual exists only to serve the state, has taken over the society which has brought many rules and controls along with it. The only concept that people know is “We” and not “I.” Equality 7-2521, a…

In her article “Why I Think All Schools Should Abolish Homework”, Vicky Abeles argues that schools should abolish, if not limit, the amount of homework given to students because there aren’t many proven benefits, and instead will harm students in some aspects. She backs her argument with the fact that studies have shown there “is no academic benefit to high school homework” after a certain length of time (par. 6). Students are also not getting a chance to rest and be healthy, instead they are…

Nowadays, public shaming is as common as self-righteous boycotts, Twitter hashtag social movement, and counterproductive protests. So common, in fact, that it is not unheard of for the supposed guilty party, to be entirely innocent. This is one of the reasons I cannot, in good conscience, advocate for the implementation of it as a form of punishment. Furthermore, public shaming is an unfair penalty and should not become an official penalty because it can easily become excessive, is irreversible,…

novel, he responds to an alarm that an old woman has a stash of hidden books. When Montag confronts her and orders her to evacuate, the woman shocks him by choosing to be burned alive with her books. He has an epiphany and starts to challenge the importance of books. Overall, the reader learns the reason why books are illegal and unwanted. Books can lead to a happier, fulfilling life, which is why authorities are afraid of the knowledge and power within books and prefer ignorance over knowledge.…

In modern day, we often take the privilege of free speech for granted. The concept that people can voice and publish their ideas, no matter how offensive or dangerous to an establishment they might be, seems ordinary now, but for centuries, it was very radical. John Milton’s 1664 speech, “Areopagitica,” was one of the earliest oppositions to the age-old suppression of threatening beliefs. In “Areopagitica,” Milton speaks about how detrimental licensing, the banning of books before publication,…

The Faintest Breath of Strawberries Guy Montag, a firefighter, lives in an isolated and lonely society where books have become outlawed by government fearing people. Taking place in a dystopian society, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, describes the duty of firefighters to burn any books on sight and send the offender to an insane asylum. Using imagery and symbolism, Bradbury helps the reader understand the characters of Clarisse and Mildred. When Montag first saw Clarisse he was struck by “her…

1. In the case of Century Insurance Ltd v Northern Ireland Road Transport Board the vicarious liability applied, where the lighting of a match to light a cigarette and throwing it on the floor while transferring petrol from a lorry to a tank was held to be in the scope of employment. It is observed that, where an employee is acting in a manner which is expressly prohibited by the employer, but acting in his everyday tasks and duties then the employer is vicariously liable. 2. In the case of…